After eating and resting for a while, Ye Qing started working again.
Everything was ready. They could make the wooden bed.
The previous skill book did not mention making a wooden bed, but Ye Qing still knew a little about the structure of something that was used to sleep all day.
Generally speaking, the structure of a simple wooden bed was actually very simple. In the absence of any fixed objects such as nails, the four pillars would have two holes on each end that faced different directions. Then, two groups of wood would be taken, each group of four, each group of the same length. The two sides of the wood would be cut into tenons, and then inserted into the holes of the pillars to form a rectangular frame.
Of course, it was easy to say, but for Ye Qing, the workload was not small.
The so-called mortise holes meant that he had to drill holes on the wood, just like when he made the stone axe in the morning. This time, he had to drill four mortise holes on each pillar, so one bed needed sixteen mortise holes. He had to make two beds, so his workload had to be doubled.
However, he had no choice. This was a necessary step to make a sturdy wooden bed.
However, this time, Ye Qing did not need to drill a hole with his military knife like he did in the morning. When he was chopping wood earlier, he accidentally found a stone.
To be precise, it was a stone stick, about the size of a thumb and about ten centimeters long. When he first discovered it, Ye Qing felt that it was not real because the shape of the stone was too strange.
However, he was also very happy because the shape of this stone stick was really suitable for polishing into a chisel.
With the help of the stone adze, after half an hour of hard work, Ye Qing accidentally broke a part of the 10-centimeter long stone rod, turning it into about six or seven centimeters long. The stone chisel was finally completed.
It was simple and crude, but it was not a problem to make holes in wood.
After spending another two hours, he finally chiseled out the required number of holes on all eight pillars. The rest was much simpler.
The standard of the tenon was not too strict. As long as it could be inserted into the mortise, it would be fine. He simply cut it with a stone adze and it was completed very quickly.
The next step was to join them together. This was not a big job, and it was completed in ten minutes. However, the connection between the tenon and the mortise was not tight in some places. A slight movement would cause it to tilt.
This was not a problem for Ye Qing. He used a stone adze to cut a few pieces of wood shavings and stuffed them in. After that, he used a stone to knock them solid. The frame of the wooden bed appeared.
After the frame was completed, it was time to lay it down. At present, there was a shortage of tools. Ye Qing could only choose some thin and straight wood to lay on it. These wood needed to be of similar size, or it would be very uncomfortable to sleep on.
This was not a problem. Ye Qing had been paying attention to this problem when he was chopping wood, so he completed it very quickly.
He jumped onto it and tried. Although it was still a little shaky, it was only because the ground in the cave was not flat. In addition, the gaps in the wood cut by the stone adze were not as flat as those cut by a saw.
These were all small problems. He just needed to put some wood chips or stones under it.
The two wooden beds took Ye Qing nearly an entire afternoon to finally be pieced together.
Ye Qing was quite satisfied with the results of his work. At least he didn't have to sleep directly on the ground in the future, and his sleep quality would be improved by a lot.
Zhao Ling was also very happy. After Ye Qing finished making the wooden bed, she directly lay down on it and tried it out. Then, she laid the leaves according to the comfort level until she was satisfied.
Other than that, there were quite a number of clothes that were not of use in the suitcase from before. After Zhao Ling tore these clothes into shreds and spread them on top, at a glance, it really did look a little like a bed.
Ye Qing couldn't care less about her. He had to make a shelf while it was still early.
The shelf was not as strict as the bed. It only needed a simple fixing.
This time, Ye Qing did not plan to use the mortise and tenon technique. Although that was good, it was too tiring.
He directly cut a groove on the selected wood, then locked the wood with the groove. Then, he fixed it with a hemp rope made of rubbed tree bark. Usually, he did not deliberately shake it. It was not a problem to use it as a simple shelf.
However, because they were going to make a multi-layered shelf, it would take some time to lay it in the middle. Here, they had to cut the wood into countless short pieces of wood of similar length. Even with the stone axe, this process would still take a lot of time.
The wood was cut into about 30 centimeters by Ye Qing, and then laid side by side on the shelf. A three-story shelf was completed.
After doing all this, Ye Qing finally heaved a sigh of relief. He had been so busy that he did not even have time to drink water.
Ye Qing could have made a better solid wood bed. For example, the leaves on the bed would dry up in a few days and would have to be replaced.
The best way was to cut some grass around and weave it into a thick straw mat that could be used for a long time.
The toughness of thatch was much better than that of leaves. Moreover, after being woven, it could be used as a roof for a long time. If it was used as a straw mat, it would not be exposed to the wind and sun, so it would only last longer.
However, this was something for the future because it was an extremely time-consuming thing, especially since he did not have a sickle. He temporarily used leaves as a substitute.
Zhao Ling had already prepared dinner. Ye Qing went to the beach to take a bath and wash off the sweat stains on his body before returning to eat.
After dinner, it was already evening, so he told them about the time he spent on the radio station every day.
Perhaps it was because of the weather, but the sky tonight was much clearer than last night. The radio signal was much better. At least, when receiving information from the outside, there was no longer the feeling of being stuck.
They continued to try to contact the outside world. Even though they had not succeeded for so long, this had already become a necessary habit for Ye Qing and Zhao Ling after dinner every day.
The two of them sat at the entrance of the cave, each with a radio station. They did not communicate at all. All their attention was placed on the radio station in their hands.
However, in reality, Ye Qing's radio was much better than Zhao Ling's. Although Zhao Ling's radio could also receive some information from the outside world, it only had a few fixed channels. Ye Qing's radio was different. As long as the signal was good, he could receive almost all the frequencies in the world.
"Hey, hey, hey…Can anyone hear me?”
Suddenly, a gentle female voice sounded from the radio in Ye Qing's arms. The two people at the entrance of the cave froze, then they were overjoyed.
After trying for so long, he could finally contact the outside world again!
Before Ye Qing could say anything, Zhao Ling had already shouted impatiently,"I can hear you, I can hear you. Can you hear us?”
"Can, can, can…you are…Zhao Ling?! Oh my god…"
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